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@alinecourtois.bsky.social

Sociologist of Education/Higher education. Reader at the University of Bath. Elite education, academic mobilities, precarious work. She/her

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A cartoon from the 1950’s that’s more relevant than ever 💔

04.03.2026 14:40 — 👍 19723    🔁 8344    💬 343    📌 319

"If we are to meet our critical moment in history, we need to reckon with the reality that we are not up against adversaries we have seen before. We are up against end times fascism."

28.02.2026 20:12 — 👍 18    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
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Over 2,000 Britons served for Israel amid Gaza genocide Exclusive: Declassified obtained data on the number of UK nationals in the IDF. We are publishing it for the first time

❗️The revelation that over 2,000 Britons served in the IDF during genocide raises major legal questions for the UK.

The International Court of Justice has advised all states they are obligated to refrain from helping Israel maintain its occupation.

www.declassifieduk.org/over-2000-br...

12.02.2026 08:12 — 👍 88    🔁 71    💬 4    📌 4

Israel is a top 10 global arms exporter. In 2024 arms exports rose to $14.9 billion, with 54% of those purchases made by Europe (MOD data). The UK spends millions of pounds each year on “battle-tested” arms from Israeli companies.

This 👇 is what "battle-tested means".

11.02.2026 08:59 — 👍 19    🔁 18    💬 0    📌 0
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Trial for brain cancer vaccines supported by devastated family of 9yo boy The four-year trial of about 70 children with "dismal prognoses" in eight hospitals across Australia will test the safety and effectiveness of the experimental treatment designed to harness the immune...

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

09.02.2026 13:32 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Screen grab of front page for article: A Critical Response to the UK's ‘Sullivan Review’ Into Sex and Gender in Research and Data

Screen grab of front page for article: A Critical Response to the UK's ‘Sullivan Review’ Into Sex and Gender in Research and Data

📢 New peer-reviewed academic response to the Sullivan Review into sex and gender in research and data.

@jaytoddgla.bsky.social and @felicitycallard.bsky.social have published a critical response to the Sullivan Review.

doi.org/10.1111/tran...

03.02.2026 08:38 — 👍 145    🔁 61    💬 1    📌 1

Unfortunately, our government still hasn’t got the memo.

bsky.app/profile/rach...

03.02.2026 08:46 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
Image showing news where Sex Matters has lost (twice in a day)

Image showing news where Sex Matters has lost (twice in a day)

Rough day for Sex Matters

29.01.2026 17:58 — 👍 1241    🔁 300    💬 29    📌 36
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Ni oubli ni pardon.
Source @acrimed.bsky.social

18.01.2026 15:55 — 👍 96    🔁 54    💬 1    📌 4
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Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)

1. Pat Bagley

09.01.2026 13:35 — 👍 12937    🔁 5226    💬 87    📌 289

This admission alone would be sufficient for a war crimes conviction. He’s just openly bragging about launching a war of aggression and plunder. bsky.app/profile/atru...

03.01.2026 17:28 — 👍 419    🔁 120    💬 8    📌 0
Button press meme. Transphobic British Press unable to decide which button. One is labelled "neurodivergent kids aren't really neurodivergent" the other is labelled "trans kids are actually just neurodivergent"

Button press meme. Transphobic British Press unable to decide which button. One is labelled "neurodivergent kids aren't really neurodivergent" the other is labelled "trans kids are actually just neurodivergent"

Here we go

07.12.2025 21:57 — 👍 2346    🔁 575    💬 19    📌 13

'Manufactured panic': Immigration not near top of most people's concerns, poll suggests

The cost of living, health, crime, and housing are much higher on people's lists of personal worries, a YouGov survey has suggested.
Friday 31 October 2025 04:22, UK

'Manufactured panic': Immigration not near top of most people's concerns, poll suggests The cost of living, health, crime, and housing are much higher on people's lists of personal worries, a YouGov survey has suggested. Friday 31 October 2025 04:22, UK

We have had surveys that have shown us exactly this in the UK, France, the EU etc for many years

What we need to ask ourselves is why have journalists, politicians, academics etc chosen to focus on surveys that hype immigration

This is what I explore here:

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

31.10.2025 08:27 — 👍 318    🔁 83    💬 5    📌 10

This is really the main thing everyone should be thinking about. At this point just being out as trans or "looking like" an immigrant in public or affirming that gender is complicated or that racism & misogyny are bad or that Trump et al are fascists - are all variously risky. So do *something.*

19.09.2025 19:59 — 👍 31    🔁 7    💬 2    📌 0

Le Guardian reserverait-il sa mauvaise foi a sa lutte absurde contre les trans...

03.09.2025 05:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Yes. It's genocide
The shocked intake Of breath.
Pursed lips.
A tut.
A judgement on the speaker.
Such an utterance cannot be allowed to stand.
Yes, it's genocide

Yes. It's genocide The shocked intake Of breath. Pursed lips. A tut. A judgement on the speaker. Such an utterance cannot be allowed to stand. Yes, it's genocide

Yes, it’s Genocide

03.09.2025 05:27 — 👍 38    🔁 15    💬 1    📌 0

Same from the transphobic Guardian. Ridiculous

02.09.2025 21:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Anyone i know planning to attend the SRHE this year?

02.09.2025 21:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

This is the racist intimidation outside people’s homes the government and BBC are calling “peaceful protests”

16.08.2025 20:11 — 👍 144    🔁 57    💬 2    📌 0

There are many ways in which the U.K. is still supporting Israel which it could instantly stop and under Genocide Convention as a signatory state is bound to stop

All else here is a word soup and hubris

08.08.2025 07:12 — 👍 11    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0

THREAD:

1. In May I published my peer-reviewed research into the effects of the Starmer-Streeting puberty-blocker ban. TLDR; lots of children have already been harmed. TW; this is a hard read.

There is a term for adult men who deliberately harm children…

04.08.2025 20:31 — 👍 244    🔁 101    💬 4    📌 3

Signed - other countries have made this possible

31.07.2025 20:44 — 👍 4    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
Three headlines, one on Israel dropping a 500lb bomb on café, one on senior doctor killed, one on UK MPs banning Palestine Action

Three headlines, one on Israel dropping a 500lb bomb on café, one on senior doctor killed, one on UK MPs banning Palestine Action

These three headlines tell you everything you need to know about the state of the liberal order

03.07.2025 06:21 — 👍 329    🔁 130    💬 4    📌 4

All this discussion about what language is ok to use in opposition to a genocide and IDF is out here shooting people for wanting to eat

IDF soldiers are telling the press they feel like the Nazis targeting the Jews

And you're worried about a phrase? A PHRASE? fuck you guys

30.06.2025 13:53 — 👍 1846    🔁 492    💬 24    📌 10
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Be ready to be shocked and offended at university, students told Guidance has been published by the Office for Students on new free speech rules coming into force this year.

“Students should be ready to be shocked and offended at university, according to the man in charge of ensuring free speech on campuses.” Sorry, but… why?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

19.06.2025 08:15 — 👍 324    🔁 58    💬 46    📌 61

Excellent work from Natacha.

This section on new NHS gender services for children is really worrying.

“We (a healthcare service for trans children) may not be gender affirming”

18.06.2025 10:38 — 👍 290    🔁 84    💬 9    📌 4
Terms to avoid or use with care  - a list with accompanying explanations. Examples include “economically inactive”, “handouts” and “benefits culture.”

Terms to avoid or use with care - a list with accompanying explanations. Examples include “economically inactive”, “handouts” and “benefits culture.”

Good on @turn2us.org.uk for putting together a guide for journalists reporting on the benefits system. With the PIP vote coming up, there’s no excuse for the media to use inaccurate or stigmatising language.

09.06.2025 10:06 — 👍 161    🔁 82    💬 9    📌 8

To recap:
•DOJ orders ICE to arrest people without a judicial warrant
•People peacefully protest this illegal act
•LAPD confirms people protested peacefully
•Trump fabricates claim of violence—deploys National Guard

Fascists escalate violence—don’t fall for it. Stand united against Trump's tyranny.

08.06.2025 19:31 — 👍 920    🔁 357    💬 33    📌 7

Feeling this today for some reason.

08.06.2025 09:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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L’échappée. Laure Murat : « Soyons “woke”, mais avec méthode ! » Comment résister intelligemment à une époque dégueulasse ? Réponse revigorante avec l’historienne, professeure à l’université de Californie à Los Angeles, qui vient de quitter les États-Unis de Donald Trump.

Comment résister intelligemment à une époque dégueulasse ? Réponse revigorante avec l’historienne, professeure à l’université de Californie à Los Angeles, qui vient de quitter les États-Unis de Donald Trump.

Par @edwyplenel.bsky.social

06.06.2025 20:03 — 👍 102    🔁 32    💬 5    📌 1